Trump Chokes and Gives Up His Threat to Iran for Nothing

Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/Reuters President Donald Trump has caved on his latest threat against Iran, abandoning yet another deadline as his ultimatums lose their teeth. The 79-year-old president had threatened to wipe out a “whole civilization” and bomb Iranian bridges and power plants if Tehran didn’t open up the Strait of Hormuz by 8 p.m. Eastern. On Tuesday at 6:32 p.m. ET, Trump announced, “I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks,” adding that it would be “subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran agreeing to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz.” Read more at The Daily Beast.

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